AFG vs TRV vs CB Stock Comparison

American Financial, Travelers Companies and Chubb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$150.66 +9.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.58B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
0.05%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$400.17 +10.2% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$83.60B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.74 +7.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.94B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 4, American Financial 4, Travelers Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFGTRVCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.58B $83.60B $137.94B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x 10.0x 12.3x TRV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 11.7x 11.6x AFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +1.1% +8.0% CB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% — 18.1% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — -9.6% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.01% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +48.3% +26.5% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +20.2%/yr +13.4%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 20.6% 19.5% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 48/100 53/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

AFGTRVCB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAFGTRVCB
Valuation 38 #74 of 119 43 #68 of 119 36 #76 of 119
Growth 19 #93 of 115 63 #43 of 115 56 #51 of 115
Profitability 71 #34 of 113 80 #23 of 113 59 #47 of 113
Financial Health 50 #58 of 114 39 #70 of 114 56 #51 of 114
Shareholder Returns 17 #89 of 107 13 #93 of 107 58 #46 of 107
Overall 39 48 53
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAFGTRVCBSPY
1 month +9.0%+10.2%+7.0% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%+2.5%-0.6% +3.5%
6 months +16.3%+31.7%+9.9% +7.0%
Year to date +10.2%+38.0%+14.3% +12.2%
1 year +13.9%+48.3%+26.5% +13.0%
3 years +40.3%+149.0%+71.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+35.6%+19.6% +23.1%
5 years +11.7%+150.5%+87.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%+20.2%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years +100.6%+267.7%+180.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+13.9%+10.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFGTRVCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%20.6%19.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.4%17.9%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.17-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.762.341.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-19.8%-20.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-1.3%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $153.47$405.41$364.00 $779.14
52-week low $124.18$267.66$275.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAFGTRVCB
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.6x 10.1xmedian 10.6x 12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 8.6x 6.9xmedian 8.6x 8.9xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.81median 0.52 0.17median 0.52 0.46median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAFGTRVCB
Revenue $8.28B $48.92B $61.80B
Gross profit $3.96B – $35.75B
Operating income $1.20B – -$11.77B
Net income $953.00M $8.33B $11.51B
Free cash flow $1.43B – $15.38B
EPS (diluted) $11.48 $39.01 $28.59
Cash & equivalents $1.44B – $2.75B
Total debt $1.82B $9.81B $18.54B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 213.60M 391.25M
Enterprise value $3.10B $83.60B $84.52B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAFGTRVCB
P/E 13.1x 10.1x 12.4x
P/FCF 8.7x 6.9x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 7.8x 8.9x
P/S 1.5x 1.7x 2.2x
P/B 2.6x 2.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x – –
EV/EBIT 10.1x – -12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 8.5x – 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 8.7x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.81 0.17 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFGTRVCB
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 1.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 6.9% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – 19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – 25.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 41.8% 21.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 56.3% 25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 51.1% 25.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 60.4% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 6.9% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 15.4% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% – 9.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFGTRVCB
Gross margin 47.8% – 57.8%
EBITDA margin 15.6% – –
Operating margin 14.5% – -19.0%
Pretax margin 23.1% – 23.1%
Net margin 11.5% – 18.1%
FCF margin 17.3% – 24.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 21.8% 24.9%
Return on equity 35.0% 26.8% 14.3%
Return on assets 5.1% 5.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – -9.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFGTRVCB
Debt / assets 5.5% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 79.6% 71.3%
Equity / assets 14.6% 20.4% 28.7%
Interest coverage 13.5x – -14.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFGTRVCB
Dividend yield 4.7% 1.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 1.2% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.4% – 13.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.3% – 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% – 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 3.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAFGTRVCB
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $30.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.5% -15.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.21BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $61.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +2.2% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFGTRVCB
Held by institutions 69.5% 87.3% 89.7%
Institutions holding 511 1,837 2,149
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +18.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 274 876 1,014
Institutions selling 144 602 803
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.46 1.26

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AFGTRVCB
AFG 1.00 0.56 0.58
TRV 0.56 1.00 0.73
CB 0.58 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFG, TRV and CB?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Financial (AFG) $12.58B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.60B, Chubb (CB) $137.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFG, TRV and CB?

Travelers Companies (TRV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Financial (AFG) 13.2x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x, Chubb (CB) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Financial (AFG) is cheapest (American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.7x, Chubb (CB) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chubb (CB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Chubb (CB) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, Chubb (CB) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, Chubb (CB) -9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.3%, Chubb (CB) +26.5%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +2.2%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +20.2%/yr, Chubb (CB) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest dividend yield: American Financial (AFG) 0.05%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.00%, Chubb (CB) 0.01%. Travelers Companies (TRV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, Chubb (CB) 19.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFG, TRV and CB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chubb (CB) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.